Le Havre is a city in the northwest region of France situated on the right bank of the mouth of the Seine River. It is situated in the southwest of the Pays de Caux region. The city is surrounded by the seashore of the English Channel to the west, the mouth of the Seine to the south, and the coast to the north.

Le Havre is France's principal Atlantic port. It is the second largest ocean port in France and sits on an estuary of the River Seine; it is only 174km north-west of Paris and located in Seine-Maritime, Haute Normandy region. Although passenger liner traffic has declined, the cross-channel trade in cargo has increased rapidly. Much cargo destined for Paris via the Seine River is transshipped here. Le Havre has a variety of industries, including sugar and petroleum refining, shipbuilding, and the manufacture of heavy machinery and electrical equipment. Le Havre is virtually a new city, with extensive new harbor facilities as well.

The city was also dubbed the Porte Océane, or Door to the Ocean. Architecturally, this image has been revived through the "door" that forms the frame at either end of Fochs Avenue, which comes out of the sea. In population, Le Havre ranks second of the French ports, first of the cities in Normandy, and ranks second in the metro areas of Haute-Normandie.

UNESCO declared the city center of Le Havre a World Heritage Site on July 15, 2005, in honoring the "innovative utilization of concrete's potential." The 133-hectare space representing, according to UNESCO, "an exceptional example of architecture and town planning of the post-war era," is one of the rare contemporary World Heritage Sites in Europe.

The most popular churchs are Cathedral , Church of St. Joseph, Church of St. Michel, Church of St. Vincent, Church of St. François, Church of St. Anne, Church of St. Marie,St. Michel d'Ingouville chapel, Graville Abbey, Presbyterian Reform Church. In addition, the major museums to be considered are Musée des Beaux-Arts André Malraux, Musée du Vieux Havre, Musée d'histoire naturelle.